S. 279 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 279 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2019Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act. 2. Amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1647b) is amended by inserting or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) after (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).